Mr Crouchley would not talk to the Waikato Times about his post but the combined haul would be worth thousands of dollars.

The Civil Aviation Authority raised an aviation related concern last week and launched an investigation into aerial videos of Hamilton that Mr Crouchley posted as examples of Dori Media's work on video-sharing website YouTube.

Police called at his Hamilton East home on March 1 after receiving two complaints about his drone and advised him to remove the video.

Instead of taking the video down, Mr Crouchley waited two days to edit out the night shots and the Dori Media logos before reposting the video.

Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Mike Richards said drones were classed as model aircraft and anyone operating them had to comply with Civil Aviation Authority rules. The authority believes Mr Crouchley may have committed offences by flying the drone at night and operating it within Hamilton Airport's control zone.